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Love You Much Chocolate Valentine

This is the card that my previous post was based on... this time I am posting the card recipe! Of course I used the Love You Much Valentine Bundle with the addition of the Bella Toile Background stamp and the Scalloped Edge punch. The card is Close to Cocoa with the Bella Toile stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.  The strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock down the middle of the card is also ... View Post

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Valentine Buttercrunch Treat Bag and recipe!

I've been asked for my candy recipes so I decided to work it into Valentine's day!  Again, I am working with the awesome Love You Much Valentine ‘Bundle’ Promotion (Item #115405).  Due to its popularity, you must order it directly through me (it can't be ordered online), see my ordering specials and more details here. I love candymaking and I have been doing it ... View Post

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Light Unto My Path Retiring Set

This simple monochromatic card is made with the Light Unto My Path stamp set.  The card is Creamy Caramel cardstock and Night of Navy ink and the 'Sanded' background stamp. Light Unto My Path (#111341) is retiring in January before the new catalog, be sure to include it on your own holiday wish list! CLICK HERE to order online and see some online ordering specials... plus my customers ... View Post

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Holiday Lineup Money/Gift Card Holder

Look familiar?  Yes!  It was my September online shopping special!  My online shopping special is now directions for a very significant project that (unlike this project) will never be available in my project gallery or by post (see here for full details).   Meanwhile, enjoy this quick gift card project... I mean who doesn't like receiving a gift card or cash (hint, you ... View Post

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…Shopping days until Christmas?

MEMO TO YOU:  Order by December 16th to have product arrive before December 25th!  And I have some wonderful news... I am kicking off my new *Go Shopping* page with an online purchase' gift with your $50+ order.  I hope to offer a different gift monthly and I am starting with the ‘I Wish‘  6×6 Photo Fold-Out Photo Holder - with AWESOME Step-by-Step ... View Post

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I Wish Simply Scrappin’ Kit Flip Book

 I am at it again... flipping out over a new flip book I made with the "I Wish" Simply Scrappin' Kit!   More details and step by step construction of a flip book can be found in this article. I added lots of bling and the large silver snowflake was a diet Pepsi can I just finished cut with my Sizzix Big Shot and my new favorite 'Snowflake' die cut. Behold the test of this new NexGen Gallery ... View Post

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The Christmas blues…

And an untraditional blue at that!   Baja Breeze and the Designer Series Paper "Manchester" grace the front of this holiday card made also with the "Keep Christmas" set. This was also done with the 2/3 / 1/3 formula with the Designer Series papers and the 'chair rail' type division of top and bottom is with a sliver of a fine pinstripe design from the same papers. ... View Post

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Inspired by Nature Paper Bag Book

 Pictures are worth a thousand words... and here is a simple pictorial essay of the construction and design of my paper bag book which was a project at our October stamp camp!  How stinkin' easy is this?  You can click on each photo for a larger view. I needed one more project for the stamp festival (which included this set and all projects were made from ... View Post

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‘A Cardinal Christmas’ card

Okay, so this is my *new* favorite Christmas stamp set... I love birds!  See below for card cutting dimensions... I colored the cardinal in with watercolor crayons that I didn't actually color with... what I mean is that I like to use the open set as a 'palette' and take the colors that I need.  Less color is better... the artwork is done for you... just use the suggestion of ... View Post

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Crazy for Cupcakes Gift Card holder

This is one of the birthday sets that is 20% off this month for Stampin' Up!'s birthday sale!  I let the DSP Bella Rose determine the color of the stamped images (I had a bunch of scraps left over from cards I was making). It's a *very* simple gift card holder to make and it took a VERY small amount of the designer series paper... in fact, I used the wide grosgrain to hide the fact that ... View Post

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Home for Christmas

What a fabulous stamp set... and I LOVE the Designer Series paper "Ski Slope" (which is the background 'stars' as well as the 1 1/2 inch decorated stripe that I cut off of an elaborate stripe pattern paper. You can see the pop up details below: paper saving trick: I learned this trick working in a stamp store years ago. The stamp companies sell you samples for display, ... View Post

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Valentine Survival Kit

This is more like a "girlfriends" survival kit for Valentines Day, but I have included the PDF so you can make it yourself. I make these up every third year... that way most of my customers think it's new!  I have a list that had the meaning of survival kit contents (ex. rubber band "to remind you to stay flexible", Sweet Tarts "for the good and the bad ... View Post